Letter from J.C. Brooke and letters from Samuel Pegge to John Watson
Comprises (fols. 9-10) letter from J.C. Brooke, 1778, with (fols. 10-13) letter from Samuel Pegge to John Watson, 1782, and (fols. 14-21) 19th-century copies of two letters from Pegge to Watson, 1776, 1777.
Dates
- Creation: 1776-1782, 19th century
Extent
13 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 9-10].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 650, fols. 9-21
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22851
Abstract
Letter from J.C. Brooke and letters from Samuel Pegge to John Watson
Biographical / Historical
John Charles Brooke (1748-1794) was Somerset Herald 1777-1794. Samuel Pegge (1704–1796) was a Church of England clergyman and antiquary. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Sotheby's, lot 548, Mar 1984.
- Title
- Letter from J.C. Brooke and letters from Samuel Pegge to John Watson
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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